1. Lyric Analysis LO: To investigate the importance of lyrics in making a music video. To think of new video ideas for a popular song.

2. To investigate the importance of lyrics in making a music video. To think of new video ideas for a popular song. What can you tell me about the genre of this song?

3. To investigate the importance of lyrics in making a music video. To think of new video ideas for a popular song. Roar Katy Perry Pop song Target audience of young girls to mid twenties Catchy tune Repetitive lyrics (easy to remember) High production value. Big budgets Often have film-like narrative and conventions. Message of having fun, being strong & falling in love.

4. To investigate the importance of lyrics in making a music video. To think of new video ideas for a popular song. Analysing and Annotating Your Lyrics. What do the lyrics mean literally? What does the artist mean? Are there any existing connotations to the lyrics? What message is the artist trying to project? Does the song have a narrative?

5. RoarKaty Perry I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath Scared to rock the boat and make a mess So I sat quietly, agreed politely To investigate the importance of lyrics in making a music video. To think of new video ideas for a popular song. Suggests to the audience that she was restricted/controlled/ scared of saying the wrong thing. Rather than upsetting someone (her partner? Parents?) she goes along with something she doesnt believe in to keep the peace.

6. I guess that I forgot I had a choice I let you push me past the breaking point I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything You held me down, but I got up (hey!) Already brushing off the dust You hear my voice, your hear that sound Like thunder, gonna shake the ground To investigate the importance of lyrics in making a music video. To think of new video ideas for a popular song. She let someone control her. Notice the lyrics at this point are in past tense. The audience knows something is going to change in the song. At this point it changes to present tense - the audience knows this is the switching point for her standing up for herself.

7. Task You held me down, but I got up Get ready 'cause I had enough To investigate the importance of lyrics in making a music video. To think of new video ideas for a popular song. She realises her mistakes. I see it all, I see it now I got the eye of the tiger, the fire Dancing through the fire 'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar Louder, louder than a lion 'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar! Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Chorus tigers represented as strong, powerful. Eye of the tiger is 80s song used in the Rocky films (about boxing). Use of the word champion connotes that she is a winner, on top, has beaten the antagonist.

8. Now I'm floating like a butterfly Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes I went from zero, to my own hero To investigate the importance of lyrics in making a music video. To think of new video ideas for a popular song. More boxing references. Image of being free, light on her feet. A weight off of her shoulders. She is proud of herself, has self confidence back.

9. To investigate the importance of lyrics in making a music video. To think of new video ideas for a popular song. The new video If I were re-making this video, what could the theme be? The narrative? Mise-en-scene? Costumes Set Props

10. My ideas To investigate the importance of lyrics in making a music video. To think of new video ideas for a popular song. If I were to remake the Roar video I would set it in a boxing club, this is because there are many boxing references floating like a butterfly, stinging like a bee I earned my stripes. It could mirror the Rocky films. Katy Perry would begin the video as a rubbish boxer who always loses and gradually improves until she becomes a champion at the end of the song. As this is a Katy Perry song the costumes and set would be colourful, extravagant and probably covered in glitter. However, the song would start in a grey, grotty boxing club and become more colourful as the song went on, this would show the progression of the character and keep true to the artists persona.

11. Has To investigate the importance of lyrics in making a music video. To think of new video ideas for a popular song. anyone seen the official video? What is the narrative? Where is it set? What kind of character is Katy Perry playing? How many different performances are there? What are the costumes like? Roar Official Video

12. To investigate the importance of lyrics in making a music video. To think of new video ideas for a popular song. Homework. 1. Listen to your song again (do not watch the video). 2. Annotate the lyrics of your song as we did today. 3. Add the completed work to your blog. 4. Due Friday 6th December.